by Dr Tom Barber | Jan 19, 2025 | Counselling, Psychotherapy, Therapy
The Power of the Therapeutic Relationship: Your Path to Effective Therapy “The good life is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction, not a destination.” This quote by Carl Rogers, a pioneer of modern psychotherapy, encapsulates the essence of... 
by Dr Tom Barber | Jan 5, 2025 | Therapy
How do you guide yourself through the process of your life? Do you make yourself up as you go along, inventing your life story as you want it to be … or do you feed your unconscious mind with knowledge, in order to be guided from the wisdom that comes from the... 
by Dr Sandra Westland | Jan 25, 2024 | Therapy
Your brain is a social organ, thus the power to heal and change comes from the power of human relationships. When you engage in counselling and therapy, you will experience a unique kind of relationship. The connection between you and your therapist helps to regulate... 
by Dr Tom Barber | Jan 25, 2024 | PTSD, Therapy, Trauma
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a psychotherapy treatment that was originally designed to alleviate the distress associated with traumatic memories (Shapiro, 1989a, 1989b). Shapiro’s (2001) describes how EMDR therapy facilitates the accessing... 
by Dr Tom Barber | Jan 25, 2024 | EMDR, Therapy, Trauma
Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) is a revolutionary type of psychotherapy, that has fast grown in popularity, particularly for treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, it isn’t only trauma that is being helped with EMDR. Using your...
